India vs Namibia T20 World Cup 2026 highlights: Varun Chakaravarthy stars with ball as India outclass Namibia by 93 runs

Zane Green hits his own wicket as India win by 93 runs to register their second win on the trot. Namibia are all out for 116 in 18.2 overs. This is 10th consecutive win for India in T20 World Cup history.

OUTTT!!! Hardik Pandya on a hattrick. After Bernard Scholtz was caught by Axar Patel, Pandya traps Ben Shikongo in front for a first- ball duck. Max Heingo is the last batter out for Namibia.

NAM 116/9 (18)

OUTTT!!! Jasprit Bumrah doing Jasprit Bumrah things. The Indian goes right on the money, bringing Ruben Trumpelmann's misery to an end. A peach of a delivery that is.

NAM 111/7 (16.4)

OUTTT!!! Two wickets in two overs for Axar Patel. Malan Kruger wanted to sweep, gets a top edge only to caught by Jasprit Bumrah. India are inching towards an easy win as Namibia need 110 runs to win in the final six overs. The spinners are doing the job for India.

OUTTT!!! Captain Gerhard Erasmus departs. All of a sudden things are falling apart for Namibia as Axar Patel strikes. Axar bowls wide outside off and Erasmus goes forward for a sweep. Tilak Varma takes a simple catch at long-off. From being at 86/2, Namibia are 88/5 in no time in 11 overs.

OUTTT!!!! Two in two for Varun Chakaravarthy. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton dances down the track and goes for the loft. The bat turns in hand at the point of impact and Axar Patel takes the simple catch at long-off. OUTTTT!!!! Another Namibian batter bites the dust. JJ Smit goes for a big six with a cross-batted shot and the ball crashes onto the stumps. Two wickets in the over for India and Varun.

NAM 88-4 (10)

OUTTT!!! Varun Chakravarathy strikes first ball. Louren Steenkamp fails to read the googly, goes for a big shot, only to see the ball crash onto the stumps. Steenkamp departs for 29.

NAM 71-2 (8)

Jasprit Bumrah is brought into the attack. Two extras and a boundary to start off his spell. India need to break this stand as soon as possible. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and Louren Steenkamp are currently in the crease.

NAM 67/1 (7.1)

Louren Steenkamp smashes Arshdeep Singh for a flurry of boundaries. After two consecutive fours in the first two deliveries, Steenkamp ends the powerplay with a huge six.

NAM 57-1 (6)

OUTTT!!!! Arshdeep Singh strikes for India. After Jan Frylinck smashes back-to-back fours, Arshdeep bangs the ball short, Frylinck pulls early, miscues to deep midwicket. Shivam Dube takes the catch. Frylinck departs for 22.

NAM 34/1 (4)

Louren Steenkamp and Jan Frylinck will open the batting for Namibia in the chase. Hardik Pandya has the new ball for India. Just two runs come from the first six balls.

NAM 2/0 (1)

Three wickets in the final seven balls, restricts India to 209/9. Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya scored half centuries. For Namibia, captain Gerhard Erasmus finished with 4/20.

Fifty for Hardik Pandya in just 27 balls in style as he smokes it over midwicket, his third in T20 World Cup. 200 comes up for India in the 19th over. OUTTT!!! Pandya goes again, straight but is brilliantly caught by a running substitute fielder Dylan Leicher. OUTTT!!! Huge mix-up in the next ball between Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube and the latter has to depart.

IND 205/6 (18.3)

India are back in track. After three quick wickets pegged India back, Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube's lighting quick scoring have put India once again in command with a fifty-plus stand. India look poised for over 220. Pandya hammers Ben Shikongo for 6, 4, 4 in consecutive balls.

IND 184-4 (16)

Second floor SIX! Shivam Dube waits for the ball in his slot and whacks it over midwicket for a 107m six. Hardik pandya joins the party too with another maximum, as he slaps it over long-off. Tracker says 109m from Pandya. Four more added from Pandya's bat. Expensive over from Bernard Scholtz. Can India reach 250?

IND 168/4 (15)

BANGGG!!! The run rate have dropped down after the dismissal of Ishan Kishan. What looked like a 250-plus total at one stage, India batters now need to stick in the middle for sometime before launching into the stands again. BANGG! After a few singles, Hardik Pandya launches Bernard Scholtz over the bowler's head for a straight six. It goes into the second tier.

IND 134-4 (13)

OUTTTT!!! Namibia are having a great time in Delhi. After Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma hits flat at long off only to be caught by JJ Smit at the boundary. Gerhard Erasmus gets the wicket. Meanwhile, this is also the second time, SKY has been stumped in the shortest format. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube has a lot of work to do.

IND 124-4 (12)

OUTTT!!! After Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav follows suit. The Indian captain dances down the track to go over the top of the bowler's head, but misses the line completely. Zane Green, behind the stumps, makes no mistake in flashing the bails off. Bernard Scholtz gets the wicket. Suryakumar departs for 23.

IND 122/3 (11)

OUTTT!!! Gerhard Erasmus comes into the attack and strikes first ball. Ishan Kishan pulls one on the leg, but it didn't get elevation only for Ben Shikongo to take a simple catch. Kishan departs for 61 off 24 balls, studded with six fours and five sixes. Earlier, Tilak Varma has been dropped by Louren Steenkamp at backward point.

IND 104-1 (7)

BANGGG!!! JJ Smit bowls poor line and Ishan Kishan gets the ball flying away. Down on one leg, Kishan scoops it over long leg. SIX again, this time its over long-on. THREE in a row! Now FOUR in a row. Kishan is just going bonkers. Four more to end the powerplay. Fifty for Kishan in just 20 balls.

IND 86/1 (6)

After the departure of Sanu Samson, it's been an Ishan Kishan show in Delhi. The India opener went brutal against Ben Shikongo with a flurry of boundaries in the fourth over. Tilak varma joins the party too as the left-hander drills Ruben Trumpelmann over square and third man for boundaries. Fifty comes out for India in the 5th over.

IND 58/1 (5)

Sanju Samson is dealing in sixes. Ben Shikongo bangs short and Samson flicks down the leg side for a maximum. Suryakumar Yadav claps in praise. SIX more for Samson. Same ball, same shot and same angle. India are off to a flier. Four more to Samson, this time over the extra cover. OUTTT!!! Samson falls into the trap of Shikongo. A slower ball, Samson flicks half-heartedly and Louren Steenkamp takes the catch.

IND 25-1 (2)

National Anthems done, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan walk out for India to bat. Ruben Trumpelmann will open the bowling for Namibia. After a quite first five balls, Sanju Samson gets the crowd going with a straight six over the bowler's head as it crashes into the sightscreen. It's hugeee.

IND 8/0 (1)

𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: Abhishek Sharma is still recovering from his illness and was unavailable for selection. The BCCI medical team is closely monitoring his progress.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav walk out for the toss in Delhi. Gerhald Erasmus of Namibia also walks out. Namibia win toss and opt to bowl first. Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah come in replacing Abhishek Sharma and Mohammed Siraj.

A video has been going viral on social media which showed a vendor pouring cold drinks back into the bottle at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. While the netizens question about the hygiene, the DDCA has issued a clarification on the same.

"The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has come across a video circulating on social media, particularly on X (formerly Twitter), alleging that a vendor was seen pouring cold drinks back into bottles during a recent match.

In this regard, it is clarified that pouring is undertaken by authorised concessionaire for stadium, in line with the event guidelines. The concessionaire was serving Coca-Cola products in accordance with the agreed commercial arrangements and operational standards.

DDCA follows strict hygiene protocols at all venues. In the instance shown in the video, the vendor, while segregating wet and dry waste, poured the unused beverage back into the bottle prior to disposal as part of the waste collection process. The bottles were subsequently collected, segregated and processed in accordance with the venue’s waste management and recycling policy.

It is reiterated that the bottles were disposed off responsibly in line with established environmental and operational guidelines," it said.

Looks like Abhishek Sharma is likely to sit out today. The India opener was seen having a casual chat with the groundstaff in front of the pitch. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson is warming up as per the live visuals.

The fans are pouring in huge numbers at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for the Namibian clash.

“There’s no easy game. Each and every ball is important, and each and every run is important. So yes, we look to do the same in every game, whether we are playing against Australia or Namibia. It's the same in a World Cup,” said Ishan Kishan on JioStar.

Meanwhile, in Mumbai, Italy have created history. The Italians upset Nepal to record their first-ever win in their maiden T20 World Cup. Chasing 124, the Italians romp home without losing a wicket. It will give them a huge NRR boost.

Washington Sundar is back from injury and looked at ease during practice sessions. Will he make a comeback against Namibia? In case Sundar returns, Rinku Singh is likely to make way for the all-rounder.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir explains the challenges of facing an associate team. “The challenge when you play these kinds of teams is that you’ve hardly played against them and you don’t face them very often. Obviously, you can be taken by surprise as well. You don’t want to be taken by surprise, especially in this format, because making a comeback in T20 cricket is never easy. It’s still a World Cup game. We’ve got to be right at the top of our game irrespective of the opposition. We’ve got to start from scratch as well, which is going to be extremely important,” said Gambhir to JioSports.

"We're no stranger to the [Indian] players. We see them on TV a lot, in the IPL and international cricket, so you kind of know who you're going to face. But I think in terms of exposure and in terms of the size and the sort of event that it is, I think it's going to be... I love to think for a lot of our young boys, especially guys who don't play in such a big stadium and in front of so many fans that often, I think it is something to get used to. It's going to be a very good experience for them, playing under lights and in front of I guess 40,000 noisy fans, it's going to be really cool," said Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus.

While Pakistan have already won both their games so far, a win for India today will help them in top two. Meanwhile, the question is who will make way for Jasprit Bumrah in the playing XI? Against USA, Mohammed Siraj played in the absence of Bumrah and picked up three wickets.

Namibia captain Gerhald Erasmus on the eve of the game, slammed the T20 World Cup organisers for not allowing them with a chance to train under the lights. Namibia have played a night game and revealed that his team weren't given a single opportunity to train under lights. “Yeah, we haven't been given a night training before this game, I don't know why. I think India has two night training sessions and I see outside that Canada will have a night training now, so make of that what you want, but we'll just rock up and do our Namibian way, which is to fight,” Erasmus said.

Cricket Namibia President Rudie van Vuuren has praised the ICC and its chairman Jay Shah for their efforts to empower associate nations and improve cricket infrastructure. In fact, Van Vuuren took the wicket of great Sachin Tendulkar when India faced Namibia during the 2003 ODI World Cup.

Sanju Samson, who is set to play against Namibia batted well at the nets on Wednesday, tonking the balls to the Bishan Singh Bedi stand. He also sent a few to the Gautam Gambhir stand with the head coach himself watching closely from behind.

According to several media reports, Ishan Kishan got injured when a Jasprit Bumrah's yorker hit him on his left toe. Kishan, wincing in pain, was immediately attended by the team doctor. However, the Indian opener walked off the nets with a smile later on, showing there is nothing to worry.

India have been plagued by injuries and illness. After Harshit Rana was ruled out, Jaspreet Bumrah couldn't play the USA game due to illness. However, he is fit and will return in Delhi. To make matters worse, Abhishek Sharma had to be hispitalised with a stomach issue. Although Tilak Varma revealed that Abhishek has been discharged, his slot in the playing XI is doubtful. All-rounder Washington Sundar, who was recovering from an injury has joined the Indian camp after his rehabilitation but his availability is still doubtful today.

For Namibia, they were outplayed by Netherlands in their opening encounter. Having lost their only clash against India, Namibia would look create an upset against SKY's men.

India are coming into this game on the back of their tough win over USA. Batting first, the Indian batting order, baring captain Suryakumar Yadav crumbled. It was SKY's 84 that saved India the blushes. In reply, USA batters were never in the chase and eventually fell short by 29 runs.

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